Dan Marom has studied crowdfunding from the very beginning and has authored a book on the subject. He sees an important role for venture capital moving forward and likes the crowd’s power in screening crowdfunding projects, as Karlin Lillington discovers in an interview.

While default rates are low by any measure, Great Britain’s Peer-to-Peer Finance Association wants to ensure complete transparency through the introduction of standardized methods for calculating defaults. This is a legitimate step for an industry facing mainstream skepticism, writes Amy Loddington.

No one complained when they were reaping great returns from suspect products but now that the chickens have come home to roost Citi investors are balking at the Department of Justice’s possible demand for a $10 billion fine for one of their roles in the lead-up to the financial crisis. Camilla Hall and Kara Scannell explain their reasoning.

A two-time LendIt Journalist of the Year nominee and winner in 2018, Tony has written more than 2,000 original articles on the blockchain, peer-to-peer lending, crowdfunding and emerging technologies over the past seven years, making him one of the senior writers in the alt-fi sector.

"The evolution of the crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending scenes is absolutely fascinating to chronicle. It is a joy to be around people with such passion and vision."